'The Irish Government must act to ease the cost burden on Irish airlines and promote essential connectivity to global destinations. The recently introduced Air Travel Tax should be immediately re-examined.
With passenger numbers falling and the tourism sector being hit hard, it is questionable whether the Air Travel Tax is bringing any net benefit to the exchequer. The Department of Finance should undertake a detailed cost-benefit analysis of the tax, in light of the dramatic changes in domestic and global economies.
Ryanair today took out full page advertisements in the national press portraying Taoiseach (Prime Minister) Brian Cowen and Minister for Finance Brian Lenihan as Laurel and Hardy in an effort to cajole the government to dropping the travel tax.
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